The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-01-06
THE BINGHAM BURLINGTON
SENSATION.
The Dead Body of the Young Lady
Discovered Near Cary.

Our readers will remember the dis
appearance of Walter L. Bingham and
Miss Lizzie burlington, deaf mutes
from Raleigh, an account of which
was in our last issue two weeks ago,
and the suspicion that the girl had
been murdered. Although rather late,
having published the beginning we now
give the sad sequel to the unfortunate
affair.
We take the following from the
Nez0s Observer Dec. IS.
The body was discovered about one
mile west of Cary on the main road
leading to Morrisville, not more than
one hundred yards to the left of the
road. By this point the North
Carolina railroad and the county road
run parallel, being not more than
twenty-five yards apart. The Raleigh |
& Augusta Air Line railroad runs
parallel to these two roads for three
fourths of a mile from Cary, being to |
the south of them and about a quarter
of mile distant. Between these two
railroads, and three fourths OF mile
west of Cary in woods, is the exact
spot at which the body was found.
The place is by no means isolated,
houses being in sight in two directions,
and it is matter of the greatest sur
prise that the spot should be chosen
for the commission Of such a horrible
crime. 1t appears that Bingham had
driven over the road and through
r Morrisville, as before stated, going
through that village at about O clock
f M, and that he had taken a by-road
to the left of the main road, one mile
i beyond that place, making a circle
. continually to the left until he reached
. the main road near Cary a second
a time, then turned from the left of the
;, main road again going about forty
! yards into the woods when he stopped
S and tied his horse. This fact was as
S certained by the marks made by the
horse in stamping his fore feet. The
:. hat and reticule of Miss burlington
d were hanging on the bough of an oak
it tree at that point. Signs seen here
n indicate that the young lady had
t Jumped from the buggy and tried to
y escape. 1t is presumed that Bingham,
n shot at her as she ran, missed her and
1t then jumped from the buggy, pursued
" and overlook her, dealt her some
Is violent blows on her left cheek, knock
ing her senseless and then shot her
e through the head. The pistol was
k evidently very close to her head when
fired, her face and her hair being
d badly scorched by the powder. Right
"a here were two old rails between which
to was large blood stain. From here
E. she was dragged for about fifty yards
% further into the woods, as was evil
ut denced from the particles of fur from
ic her cloak, having been caught by the
h twigS and brush between the spot aid
le the place she was found.
is When found the cuff on her right
N arm was pulled down over her hand
it and was stained with blood, indicating
le that she had thrown her hand to he.
of head when the fatal shot was fred.
t. Her muf was near her left side. There
if were four rings on her fingers and a
in necklace around her neck. HeI
ii clothing had not been torn and was
le in good order. A part of her hair
ID had fallen down and had apparently
E. been pushed into the coil by some one
Of after she had been killed. She seemed
IS to have been carefully laid out, being
l. on her back, her hands carefully
d placed upon her breast, the body lying
It upon slight incline, the head being
d on the higher portion and towards the
,e north. 1t would seem from the
st careful arrangement of the body that
the maddened and frenzied lover after
4, having committed the horrible crime
realized his inexpressible inhumanity
n and had as last and forever lasting
r. farewell to the woman he loved best
l. on earth, bestowed every tender caress
It and token of love upon her that was
1t least in his power.
is The finding of the dead body OF
l. the girl intensified the excitement
+ which had already become great.
n Jealousy is thought to have been the
d cause of the tragedy. The facts in
It the case are these: Bingham was
is engaged to be married to Miss Tur-
: lington, who for some time past had
! been matron of the female departmen Mt